Yarn truck



Sept. 15, 1925. Y

J. H. THOMPSON YARN TRUCK Filed Dec. 1923 2 sheets-sheet '2 Patented Sept. 15, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT Fins.

JAMES H. THOMPSON, OF TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOB T0 HUSSONG DYEING MACHINE COMPANY, OF GROVEVILLE, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

YARN TRUCK.

Application filed December 20, 1923.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. THOMPSON, a citizen of the United States, residing in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, have invented certain Improvements in Yarn Trucks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in trucks for supporting sticks having skein yarn thereon so that the yarn can be moved readily from one location to another in a dye vat or mill.

The object of the invention is to design the truck so that it can be loaded and unloaded by an operator without the necessity of stepping over portions of the frame. This is attained by making the frame open at both ends and forming passageways in the base frame, as fully described hereinafter. I

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side view of my improved yarn truck;

Fig. 2 is a plan view;

Fig. 3 is an end view; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of one end of the truck.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is the base frame of the truck, which is mounted upon six wheels in the present instance. The axle for each wheel is mounted in a bearing 3 that is secured to the base frame. The base frame 1 consists of two longitudinal angle bars 4:, which are connected by two transverse angle bars 5, located on either side of the centre of the truck, as shown in "Fig. 2. At each corner of the base frame 1 are two short angle bars 6 and 7, and connecting these bars to the central transverse bars are diagonal bars 8, spaced apart to form a deep passage (1 on either side of the centre of the truck so that an operator can enter the spaces without having to step over any portion of the frame, when loading or unloading a truck.

The bearings 3 for the wheel 2 are secured to the angle bars 5, 6 and 7, as shown in 2. In truck larger than that shown in the drawings, there may be an additional wheel at the centre, if desired. At each corner of the truck are uprights 9, made of angle bars and braced by diagonal flat bars Serial No. 681,893.

10 and 11 that extend to the base frame, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. Near the longitudinal centre of the truck are uprights 12, having braces 18 extending to the base frame 1.

1 1, 14c designate longitudinal supporting rails made of angle bars that are secured to the uprights. 15 and 16 are guards, also secured to the uprights. The outer guard 15 extends above the inner guard 16. The two guards form guides for a yarn frame 20, which carries sticks 21, which have skeins of yarn thereon.

The truck is loaded with stick having skeins of yarn suspended therefrom by an operator, who enters the passage 2 at either end of the truck. When one end of the truck is loaded, then the other end is loaded. When two operators are loading a truck, the two ends may be loaded simultaneously.

By the construction hereinbefore described, the trucks can be loaded and unloaded quickly and there is no danger of an operator falling with the load of yarn as they remain on the floor at all times. While ample space is allowed for an operator, the construction is rigid and substantial.

I claim:

1. The combination in a yarn truck, of a wide base frame; uprights on the frame; longitudinal supporting rails on the uprights; and a detachable yarn frame mounted on the supporting rails, said base frame being made of shaped bars and braces, said bars being arranged to provide a passage at each end of the base to allow an operator to load a truck with yarn, or to remove yarn therefrom.

2. The combination in a yarn truck, of a wide base frame; uprights on the frame; longitudinal supporting rails on the uprights; inner and outer guards on the supporting rails; and a yarn frame mounted on each supporting rail between the guards, said yarn frames being shaped to receive the sticks that carry the yarn.

3. The combination in a yarn truck, of a base frame made of angle bars and consisting of two longitudinal side bars; two transverse angle bars at the center of the truck; diagonal angle bars extending from points at the end of the truck to the transverse bars and forming passageways for an operator; uprights extending from the side bars; angular supporting rails on the uprights; and guards projecting from the supporting rails and forming a means for holding the yarn frames to the rails.

4. A truck for supporting yarn frames, said truck having a base recessed at each end forming passageways for an operator; up- 10 rights projecting fromthe sides of the base; and means on the uprights, for ,detachably securing yarn-carrying frames thereon.

JAMES H. THOMPSON. 

